Tuesday morning, truck carrying 7,000 pounds of lobster worth an estimated $100,000slammed into an MBTA rail bridge in Westwood, Massachusetts. Following the crash, the truck then caught on fire. The driver of the 13-foot tall Ryder rental truck tried to clear the 10-foot, 6-inch East Street overpass around 4:50 a.m. Needless to say he failed. What part about 13 feet is greater than 10 feet, 6 inches didn’t this driver quite not understand? The truck driver, 26 year old Todd Preson, of Portland, Maine has been charged with operating a motor vehicle negligently so as to endanger and failure to obey municipal signs.

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A truck carrying 7,000 pounds of lobster slammed into an MBTA rail bridge in Westwood early Tuesday morning, sparking a fire and huge problems for commuters.

The driver of the 13-foot tall Ryder rental truck tried to clear the 10-foot, 6-inch East Street overpass around 4:50 a.m. and failed.

The truck burst into flames after the crash. Surveillance video captured the impact.

The entire load of lobster, worth an estimated $100,000, will be discarded.

MBTA service on the bridge was shut down until 8 a.m. because inspectors had make sure the overpass was still structurally sound. Inspectors deemed the bridge okay.

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One Response to “WICKED MESS … Truck Carrying $100,000 of Lobster Crashes and Burns After Hitting Bridge in Westwood, MA”

A Texas Grandfather on
July 2nd, 2014 5:20 pm

There are hundreds of bridges and overpasses around the country that are lower than 13 feet. Maybe this guy could not read. With a tall vehicle, a good driver will plan a route that the load will clear all bridges and overpasses.